Lead Software Engineer IV - BenTech Integrations

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with Standard India A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams across the nation, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture, focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference? Lead Software Engineer IV – BenTech Integrations Job Summary The Standard India is seeking a Lead Software Engineer IV with deep hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST API development, Confluent Platform ( Apache Kafka [PS1] ), and event-driven architecture to support the bentech integrations strategy. This strategy is intended to elevate The Standard customers’ overall digital experiences in enrollment, administration and claims through modern API-first and even-driven integration patterns that bridge The Standard’s vast insurance ecosystem & data with customer Human Capital Management Systems, broker digital solutions and data-intermediaries.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with Product Owners, Product Analysts, Scrum Masters, Front-End Engineers, Software Developers in Test, Data Engineers, DevOps / Site Reliability Engineers, and Architects to build scalable, secure, and reliable enterprise-grade services. The ideal candidate will be a senior engineer who can take ownership with minimal direction, translate business requirements into application functionality, and provide technical leadership across API engineering and integration delivery.

As a Lead Software Engineer IV, you will design and build complex, highly scalable, and reliable REST APIs, services, and event-driven components that deliver digital capabilities to customers. You will apply engineering best practices such as SOLID principles, OpenAPI-driven design, secure integration patterns, and performance-aware development across the software development life cycle. While this role should be comfortable working within Azure DevOps, GitHub, containerized environments, and CI/CD-enabled delivery models. [PS2] [MP3]

• Ability to work on-site in Bengaluru, India is a requirement of the role. *

Mode of Working: This role follows a hybrid work model, with a primary base in Bengaluru. While on-site presence is essential for key engagements, flexibility is offered for remote work based on business needs and team alignment.

Skills And Background You’ll Need Education: B.Tech / B.E. in software engineering, Computer Science or Information Systems, or a related field is required.

Experience: 10+ years of related experience.

• Deep hands-on experience designing and implementing enterprise-grade REST APIs using Java and Spring Boot
• Strong understanding of API design patterns, OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, resiliency, security, performance optimization, and production-grade service development
• Experience with containerized application development using Docker and Kubernetes / AKS in Azure-based environments
• Experience in load testing REST API applications with tools like Apache JMeter or SOAPUI or Scala/Gatling scripting.
• Strong data background with experience in integrating with databases (SQL and NoSQL)
• Experience developing and implementing application solutions on Microsoft Azure, with practical awareness of Azure-native services used by modern API platforms
• Working knowledge of Azure DevOps, GitHub, Maven, and CI/CD-enabled delivery practices.
• Working within an Agile delivery / DevOps methodology to deliver proof of concept and production implementation in iterative sprints
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, collaboration, and fast-learning abilities
• Experience integrating APIs through gateway and management platforms such as Kong / Kong Konnect preferred
• Strong experience with event-driven publish-subscribe solution patterns using Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hub, or similar technologies
• Hands-on working knowledge of Confluent Platform components, including Kafka brokers/clusters, Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, connector development, and Apache Flink concepts such as statements and UDFs preferred
• Ability to unders…